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Wesley Pyburn (TechNobo) edited this page Apr 3, 2019 · 6 revisions

It's always nice to see a new face around here :)

Before we get started: Consider settings.cfg a template file. You will need to change this every time you want to change the transcode settings. Proxy files and other mass transcoding operations have the same settings that are used over each one. It's easier to have it this way. Set and forget.

To better learn the software, cut a 1-minute portion of video out (or less): For quick transcoding, so you can see the impact of your settings. There's no need to wait for it to go through a long video, and then find out things aren't as you'd hoped.

To begin:

  • Head to https://github.com/TcNobo/TcNo-Transcoder/releases
  • Download whichever version matches your system best.
  • Extract to a folder that you can easily access (You will be returning here to use the program)
  • Open settings.cfg with a text editor of your choice. Preferably, use one with code highlighting. (Reset at any time by deleting and running TcNo-Transcoder.exe. Some good examples are:
  • Edit the settings to how you'd like. This is where you tell the program how to export your transcode jobs (See Settings for more info) It's already set up to my 360p/60fps Premiere Pro Proxy file settings. It should be simple to build on.
  • Save your settings

To begin transcoding:

Either:

  • Open TcNo-Transcoder.exe (Recommended for beginners)
    1. When prompted, Drag and Drop your video file/folder of videos into the program.
    2. Click the Command Prompt window (To make sure it's selected) and press ENTER
    3. Press ENTER if you are happy with the folder it is in.
    4. The program will show you your current settings, and the command that will be run. Check everything and see if you're happy. If you're interested in learning what these things mean:
      • Enter either the x32 or x64 folder, type cmd into the URL bar at the top, and hit ENTER to open Command Prompt in the current folder. (Or open Command Prompt, type cd and enter the full folder directory)
      • Type "nv" and hit TAB to enter either "NVEncC" or "NVEncC64" automatically. Press SPACE and type either -h or --help, and hit ENTER to read the full help file. This includes everything the command will run.

OR

  • Drag and Drop one or multiple video files/folders containing video directly onto TcNo-Transcoder.exe
    • This will automatically run the command with only ONE check, asking you to enter y or n and hit ENTER
    • This is what you'll be using once you understand how the settings file works. Consider the settings file a template, that will be used across all the videos you drag and drop video files into it.

Once the transcode is complete, you're free to use the file as you wish. If this is your first (or one of your first) times using TcNo Transcoder, then check the output file to make sure it meets your expectations. If it does not, change a few more settings in settings.cfg and run the transcode again.

More information

You might want to know things like available input/output codecs, available GPU devices and more.

The easiest of which is: Start TcNo-Transcoder.exe with arguments. (Run the command TcNo-Transcoder.exe --help, for example)

  • -h or --help: Displays help information.
  • -i or --info: Displays information about the program and it's creator
  • -d or --devices: Displays available GPUs
  • -a or --audio: Displays input and output audio codecs/formats
  • -v or --video: Displays input and output video codecs/formats
  • -s or --shell: Displays information aboud adding/removing Context Menu buttons for quick access. See Context-Menu.
  • -q or --queue: Instantly process a queue, if there is one available. See Queueing
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